The Saratoga Falcons are taking a road trip to square off against the Santa Clara Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Saratoga is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Saratoga is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Fremont: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Saratoga's way against Fremont on Friday as Saratoga made off with a 68-44 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Falcons have posted since December 21, 2024.
Meanwhile, Santa Clara played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Wilcox and fell 82-53. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1257th, while the Chargers are ranked 419th).
Saratoga pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Santa Clara, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season.
Saratoga was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Clara when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 55-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saratoga since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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